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Houston, Texas, United States

Create a vision for Enterprise-wide Lean transformation Partner with CEO & Executive team in Sales, Manufacturing, Finance and Field Services. Align Operational Excellence (OpEx) with Business StrategyLead the creation of FlexSteel OpEx Transformation Model to serve as framework for Continuous improvement Drive Lean culture through a structured, data-driven and disciplined approach of Daily Management, Kaizens, Projects and CountermeasuresLead the organizational change management using a structured process proactively collaborating with key stakeholders

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for driving lean transformation, leading process improvements, coaching & training employees in Sales, Manufacturing, Services and Accounting value streams in a dynamic and results-driven Private Equity environment.Facilitate the development of Prime Operational Excellence (OpEx) Transformation Model to serve as a framework for continuous improvement in all the portfolio companiesFacilitate the development and implementation of Strategy deployment X-matrix by partnering with key Business unit leaders Lead rigorous Kaizen events aimed at radical improvements in mission critical value streams like Order to Cash cycle. Partner with ERP & IT teams to leverage innovative technologies and automation opportunities strategicallyLead cross-functional teams in developing strategic and operational KPIs and creating standard work for using KPIs to measure and drive process improvements Facilitate Countermeasures & Projects aimed at driving root cause problem solving, creating strong processes and developing Lean leaders throughout the Business

Colorado

Drive Lean transformation and sustainment for the entire plant Coach leadership, develop & drive the site Operational Excellence Deployment PlanDrive A3 thinking from a strategic and tactical standpoint to make it a way of lifeDevelop & coach OpEx Change Agents to drive lead Rapid Improvement Events, Basic Problem Solving that cascades & helps develop organizational capabilitySupport Plant Manager as a Business Partner & help develop & implement key business strategies

Pueblo, Colorado

Responsible for leading Pueblo's #1 Strategic New Product Development (NPD) Project from conception through process development to successful launch using Lean philosophy and tools. On Time Shipment (OTS) increased from 55% to 99.6%Large unit capacity increased by 300% leading to a mixed model flow line with lineside subassembly flow cells

Dallas, Texas

Additional multi-site responsibility for launching Lean transformation and driving sustainment for Texas Sales district comprising 6 Sales officesCoach, develop and drive the site Operational Excellence Deployment Plan for Sales officesLed the development of Strategy A3 for Service agreements and Controls businesses Led the implementation of MDI and 9-step problem solving Quote lead time reduced by 79% Revenue growth of 133%

Colorado

Drive Lean transformation and sustainment for the entire plant Coach leadership, develop & drive the site Operational Excellence Deployment PlanDrive A3 thinking from a strategic and tactical standpoint to make it a way of lifeDevelop & coach OpEx Change Agents to drive lead Rapid Improvement Events, Basic Problem Solving that cascades & helps develop organizational capabilitySupport Plant Manager as a Business Partner & help develop & implement key business strategies

Colorado

Helped with executing OpEx vision by leading Rapid Improvement Events (RIE), driving Basic Problem Solving (BPS), developing & coaching hourly and salary associates in Lean thinking.Implemented and supported actions that brought about improvements which included safety, customer value proposition, quality, delivery, cycle, growth, margin expansion, and inventory.

Marion Oh Usa

Responsible for developing strategy, executing projects and lean (TPS) development of operators, team leaders and supervisorsExclusive TPS on-the-job coaching & training from the world-renowned Toyota Supplier Support Center (TSSC) experts Led the Industrial Engineering team and delivered on stretch productivity targetsDelivered on flawless integration of Maytag products and processes with Whirlpool

Marion, Oh

Marshalltown, Ia

North Stonington, Ct

Pune Area, India

Mumbai Area, India

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, Operations, 3.8/4.0

Graduated in top 10 percent of the class Operations & Logistics Scholarship in 1st year MBA program Weidler Scholar Award

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering, 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: OSU Indian Student AssociationGraduated with GPA of 4.0

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, A (Distinction)

Activities and Societies: VJTI Cultural AssociationGraduated in top 5% students from Bombay University Final year Project on "Application.